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Premier warns delaying Site C dam could cost $600M

The Canadian Press mentioned a report by UBC geography professor Karen Bakker that found the Site C dam no longer makes economic sense. The CP story appeared on MSN, National […]

Mobility pricing can address Vancouver congestion: Expert

Metro News quoted Werner Antweiler, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, about potential mobility pricing in Vancouver. He said Vancouver is one of the most congested cities in North America.

Immigrant women invite audience ‘on a journey’

Metro News highlighted a book edited by Miriam Matejova, a UBC political science PhD candidate. The anthology, called Wherever I Find Myself, includes diverse experiences of immigrant women in Canada.

Horgan draws bead on pipeline project with unloaded gun

George Hoberg, a professor at UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues, spoke to Business in Vancouver about the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Hoberg said he suspects a revenue-sharing deal with Kinder […]

GreeNDP’s political mix a recipe for uncertainty

Business in Vancouver interviewed Richard Johnston, a UBC political science professor, about the political future of B.C. He said external forces may upend the new government.

Take university rankings with a grain of salt

CBC Radio’s The 180 interviewed Michelle Stack, a UBC education professor, about university rankings. She said popular global university rankings say little about the quality of education at the schools.

Subsidies promote overfishing

Anna Schuhbauer, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, was interviewed on Roundhouse Radio about large-scale fisheries that are getting more subsidies than small-scale fisheries. She said this practice […]

Avoid temptation of investing in a cottage instead of a condo

Tsur Somerville, director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, was quoted in a Yahoo story about investing in a condo instead of a cottage. He said people […]

Op-Ed: Role for Canadian youth in meaningful climate action

An op-ed on Daily Hive mentioned an internship partnership between the City of Vancouver and UBC, called Greenest City Scholars. The article also mentioned a UBC urban forestry class, which […]

Canada’s new defence spending must come quickly, experts say

The Globe and Mail interviewed Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law and a UBC political science professor, about Canadian defense spending. He said “there […]

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Safe Kids Week reminds kids to stay safe

Mariana Brussoni, a UBC professor in the department of pediatrics, was quoted in a story on Indo-Canadian Voice about Safe Kids Week. She said the fear of injuries can make […]

Op-ed: Provincial pipeline power comes from being Indigenous ally

Jocelyn Stacey, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about the provincial government’s potential involvement in the Kinder Morgan pipeline. […]

Blood ties: The inspiration behind potential sepsis breakthrough

Maclean’s featured work by Robert Hancock, the director of UBC’s Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, and his graduate student Olga Peña. The researchers determined what happens at the cellular […]

UBCO gets federal funds for irrigation research

UBC’s Okanagan campus will receive a $1.4 million federal investment, Kelowna Capital News reported. The funds will help identify irrigation practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing nitrogen and carbon storage in […]